5th place in Getting Ready
The WPJA contest judges presented Vanessa Hall, a Victoria, Australia wedding photographer, with this Master Piece Award as recognition for top wedding photojournalism in the industry.
The leading documentary wedding photographers in the world enter their best photos to the Wedding Photojournalist Association's photography competitions. They want their wedding reportage photographs to be evaluated and selected by some of the most notable and respected working picture editors and photojournalists in the news industry (these are not wedding photographers or other WPJA members judging their work). Winning these competitions is a true accomplishment for a wedding photographer.
2004 Fall Judges
Judges
- The juxtaposition of poodle and dresses is a crowd pleaser. The dog with a special haircut speaks to the fancy dresses in the background. It helped that one of the dresses was apparently for a child. Or … perhaps the dog was going to wear the dress. It's an example of a delightful moment brought to us by good “seeing†by the photographer.
The best and top wedding photographs from this category
WPJA contest judges have been recognized by their industry peers, winning top awards as staff picture editors, staff photojournalists, and newsroom mentors while working for these and other leading publications and journalism organizations.
Wedding photographer Vanessa Hall, was awarded 5th place for photo 47076 in the Getting Ready category for the WPJA's 2004 Fall.